Air tight meat cooker and processer



H. .JANSSEN 1,851,582

AIR TIGHT MEAT COOKER AND PROCESSER March 29, 1932.

Filed Oct. 3, 1931 gli l N V EN TOR. Hf/w? Y ffm/.955V

A TTORNE Y.

UNITED STATES PATENT orF'icsffgv GUsTAvE n. HUHN, oF PHILADELPHrm,PENNsYLVANTA -A Y AIR TIGHT MEAT oooxnnANnrnocnssEn Application inea voctober s, ,1931.9 serial Nojseaeze. V`

ing of the container for securing an air tight conditionvaiid for compressing the meat can be accomplished with a single operation,

greatly to reduce the cost of labor.`

-My invention further relates to a novel I meat cooker and processer embodying various other novel features of construction and advantage, all as hereinafter described and laimed lin connection with the acconipanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 represents a plan view of` a meat cooker and processer embodying my invention. v Figure 2 represents a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 represents a section online 3-3- of Figure 2. Y

Figure 4 represents a fragmentary sectional view, on enlarged scale, showing details of construction.V 1

Referring to the drawings, in which like reference characters indicate like parts, 1 designatesa container of any suitable shape',

which is provided on its upper edge with the apertured lugs 2 which are adapted to `align with corresponding holes 3 in the cover or lid 4. j The lugs 2 are provided Vwith the shoulder 5 whichis adapted to itinto a groove 6 which contains the gasket 7 to produce an air tight connection between the cover 4 and the container 1. Throughthe apertured lugs 2 and through the holes 3 in the cover 4 are adapted to extend the stems 8 which are provided on one f side thereof with the' serrated or toothed edges 9. The stems or rods 8 are limited in their upward movement bythe bottom nuts 1() which engage the lower threaded ends 11 Vof the rods 8, as will be understood from Figure AV crossbar-12i HENRY JANSSEN, or PHILADELPHIA, rENNsYLvANTA, AssfGNoH or oNE-HALH-To Y is providedl with the' apertures 14 in the ends thereof, through which the rods 8 are'adapted' to extend. To the apertured endsjof the i cross-bar V12 isf pivotedthe dog 16 which i Y is adapted to engage the toothed or serrated edge 9 of the rods 8, and the movement of which is limited by theV stop pin '185 2O des-` ignates a fplungerl whichiisadap'ted to fit* Within the container-1, said plungerbeing carried bythe rods22which extend upwardly through suitable .apertures in lthe cover 4 i and the cross-bai* 12., and which kare provided'with' vthe heads 2 4Vwhich are adapted to be receivedjin the seats 25'. f 28 designates outer springs which areconiined'v between thecross-bar 12v and the cover' 4, constantly to depressztliecover 4 against 'the container 1 to secure anjairtightconnectionbetween theshoulder 5" and the gasket' in the Vgroove 6;? `Within the outer springs 28, landaround the stems or vrods 22 are 'the shorter springs 30 whicharegconfined'between the crossbar,

v12v and the hubfor bo'ss32 which is fastl'on the rods' 22, ,the inner springs 30 'thus*serv `ingtodepress thefplunger 22 over-therm'eat are provided with a Vsuitable packing 36, such asjis illustrated fin VFigure Y4,n to jprovideair tight connectiomfi The operation is as follows`: .tlie meat 34isV first placed in thecon-g` tainer,l and the cover ,4, carrying below it the plungerV 20 *and-above it the 'cross-bar 12, is appliedto-the containerfl by slipping ther rods or stems 8 'upwardly through the aper- 34 in the containerl. @The openings'iin the i cover 4, through vwhich extend, thelrods '22, 1

tures 3 in the cover 4 yand the apertures 14 in the cross-bar 12. The cross-bar 12 is then depressed against the tensiony of the springs' 28 and 30 to press the plunger 20 down upon container 1. Vhen the *cross-bar 12 is depressed downwardly, thevdog 16 automati-i callyv engages the serrated edges l9 ofthe rods 8 to retain the cover 4 and plunger 2O in their lower depressed position against the tension of the springs`28 and 30. The

and serve to limit the upward movement of s j "9c Y the meat to. the desired eXtent,thus simulel a taneously pressing the cover 4Vagainst=the heads 24 onthe stems 22 afford'alittlef play the cross-bar" 12, as Will be apparent from Figure Y2.v VT/Vhen it is desired to remove the cover 4' andv its adjuncts,l the cross-bar 12 Vis ydepressed slightly to permit disengagement of the dogV A16 from the serrated edge 9 of the rod 8, whereupon thel cover .4, togetherl with the plunger 20 and thecrossbar 12 are l lifted up as a unit. v u

Having thus described my invention, what tersPatentis: i H V Y.

l. A meat cooker and processer.compris-v ing ay container, a cover adapted Vto' fitover said container Vin an air tight manner,- an upper crossarm, stems carried'by said crossarmf, and stems passing through suitably v packed openingsinsaid cover andadapted tovextend Within said container, a plunger carried by said stems, outer `springs Wound varound said stems-and adapted to exert .pres sure upon said cover, inner springs Wound around said stems and adapted to eXert pressure uponsaid plunger, and means forretaining saidcrossbar, plunger and @cover in adjusted depressed position.A v 2 A1meat cooker and processercomprising a container having end apertured lugs, a v

' cover adapted to fit over saidcontainer in an air Vtight manner, -there jbeing apertures ,in

o the periphery of said cover registering with Y the apertures in said lugs, ,an -'uppercrossarmsteins Vcarried byv said crossarln, Qsaid -A stems' passing through suitable openings in 1 saidgcover` and adapted to extend Within saidv "35 container, a' plunger carriedbysaid stems, outer springswound around said stems and adapted to exert pressure lupon,saifflycover, inner springs Wound around said stems and Y adapted to exert pressure jupon said plung- 40 er, rods passing through said'ape'rturedllgS,

through the openings v`ifn--said cover ,and through vregistering `openingsgin. the ends ofv 1 Asaidjcrossbar, the,V outer edges of. said rods being serrated, and dogs pivoted yonthe ends 45 of saidcrossarin and 'adapted'to engage fthe j serrated edges of said'ro'ds to maintainsaid Q Cover, plunger and crossarm in anyl adjusted depressed position.v Y

In testimony whereof IaHX my signature. Y

' u HENRY JANSSEN.

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